Bovine Tuberculosis and the Establishment of an Eradication Program in the United States: Role of Veterinarians

The significance of the identification of Mycobacterium bovis as a zoonotic pathogen in 1882 was not initially recognized. After years of research by veterinarians, and other scientists, the importance of M. bovis as a pathogen and the public health ramifications, were appreciated. Veterinarians pl...

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Main Authors: Palmer, Mitchell V., Waters, W. Ray
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3103864/